Berikut beberapa perintah yang sering di gunakan pada linux
$ grep "license" readme.txt = mencari kata "license" dalam file readme.txt
$ df –h = disk free
$ du -h --max-depth=100 = estimate file usage
$ du /media/data/ --max-depth=1 -B M | sort –g = melihat penggunaan space pada folder
$ du -sh /media/data/ = melihat besaran (MB) folder
$ sudo fdisk -l = show partition table
$ free = melihat free RAM
$ cat /etc/fstab = static file system information
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo = info cpu
$ cat /proc/meminfo = info memory
$ cat /proc/partitions = info partition
$ cat /etc/rc.d/rc.s = startup
$ find / -name "namafile" = search nama file
$ find /media/data/ -name "Thumbs.db" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -vr = menghapus hasil pencarian
$ find /home/user -size +30M = mencari file dengan ukuran diatas 30M
$ alias lihat='ls -l' = memberikan alias perintah
$ cal 2010 = show calender
$ clear = clear the terminal screen
$ sudo shutdown -h now = menshutdown pc sekarang
$ sudo shutdown -h +2 = menshutdown pc
$ init 0 = halt
$ init 6 = reboot
$ init 2 =
$ top -d 2 = melihat proses shift+?
$ who = Show who is logged on
$ w = Show who is logged on and what they are doing
$ dmesg = print message system
$ cfdisk = tool tabel manipulator for linux
$ killall sshd = mengkill proses ssh
$ arp -ne = cek arp tabel
$ pstree = melihat proses secara pohon kebutuhan
$ lspci -v = cek hardware via konsole
$ lshw -C processor = cek hardware processor
$ sudo pmi action sleep = menjalankan fungsi sleep
$ sudo pmi action suspend = menjalankan fungsi suspend
$ dig 192.168.1.1 = dns lookup utility
$ cat /proc/net/arp = cek arp